Ford F450 Superduty

Model F450 Superduty made by Ford got 8 consumer complains, 3 investigations there are 2 recalls as well as 32 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system, engine and engine cooling and fuel system, other. Technical service bulletines regarding digital instrument panel, electrical system and engine and engine cooling. The car had some investigations: electrical system, engine and engine cooling. There were some recalls concerningelectrical system, exterior lighting.

Certain pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and vans equipped with 6.0l diesel engines may experience stalling without warning while driving and may or may not restart.

Consequence Summary

Should the engine stall, a vehicle crash could occur.

Corrective Summary

Dealers will upgrade the fuel injection control module (ficm) wire harness or replaced, and/or have a new injection control pressure (icp)) sensor connector installed free of charge. the recall began on july 22, 2005. owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

Ford is recalling certain model year 2011 ranger trucks built from january 25, 2011, through april 25, 2011 at the twin cities assembly plant, and service parts distributed to dealers for certain 2004 through 2011 model year ranger trucks, 2002 through 2005 model year excursion vehicles, and 2002 through 2007 model year f-250, f-350, f-450, and f-550 trucks for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. the multi-function switch was shipped with a subcomponent (slider) that may experience deformation. a multi-function switch with a deformed slider may malfunction causing the turn signal, tail lights, hazard warning signal flashers and/or brake lights not to activate.

Consequence Summary

Non-functioning lights could increase the risk of a crash.

Corrective Summary

Dealers will replace the switches free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin on or about august 15, 2011. owners may contact ford motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332.

Intermittent crank no start due to an egr throttle plate that is stuck closed. the engine may seem like it has no compression due to a faster than normal cranking speed of greater than 200 rpm. dtc p0488 or p1334 may or may not be present

Exhaust pressure sensor input no longer used if pcm is reprogrammed - service tip. *tt

04/28/2006

TIRES

052624

01/01/2005

10018938

Vibration diagnosis - tire/wheel runout. *tt

01/25/2006

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

18554

04/01/2005

10017879

Rpm surge at idle; audible egr surge; low power/smoke/rough idle following a cold start that corrects after engine is warm; surge on resume with speed control; intake flutter sound at steady state throttle, just before downshift, on automat

In a june 7, 2005 letter, ford notified odi that it would be conducting a safety recall of approximately 180,000 ford f-super duty, excursion and e-series vehicles equipped with 6.0l diesel engines to correct two wiring related conditions that could result in engine stall (nhtsa recall no. 05v-270, ford no. 05s34).the affected vehicles were built between september 29, 2003 and may 31, 2004.according to ford, vehicles with the conditions may stall without warning and may or may not restart.ford will instruct owners of vehicles included in the recall to take their vehicles to a dealer to have the fuel injector control module wire harness upgraded or replaced and or have a new injection control pressure sensor connector installed.during a may 2005 presentation to odi, ford identified a number of potential failure mechanisms that could affect engine performance in various segments of the subject vehicle population, including the wiring conditions addressed by 05v-270.the wiring conditions, which both affect engine fueling, were the most likely conditions to result in engine stall.the recalled vehicles comprise approximately 43% of the subject vehicle population and account for 75 of the 113 odi reports that have a valid vin (66%).the voq complaint rate for the recall population is 45/100k while the rate for vehicles outside the recall population is 17/100k and their trend (by date of receipt) is declining.based on the analysis, odi believes ford

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

EA05003

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

02/15/2005

11/02/2005

ENGINE STALLING

05V270000

In a june 7, 2005 letter, ford notified odi that it would be conducting a safety recall of approximately 180,000 ford f-super duty, excursion and e-series vehicles equipped with 6.0l diesel engines to correct two wiring related conditions that could result in engine stall (nhtsa recall no. 05v-270, ford no. 05s34).the affected vehicles were built between september 29, 2003 and may 31, 2004.according to ford, vehicles with the conditions may stall without warning and may or may not restart.ford will instruct owners of vehicles included in the recall to take their vehicles to a dealer to have the fuel injector control module wire harness upgraded or replaced and or have a new injection control pressure sensor connector installed.during a may 2005 presentation to odi, ford identified a number of potential failure mechanisms that could affect engine performance in various segments of the subject vehicle population, including the wiring conditions addressed by 05v-270.the wiring conditions, which both affect engine fueling, were the most likely conditions to result in engine stall.the recalled vehicles comprise approximately 43% of the subject vehicle population and account for 75 of the 113 odi reports that have a valid vin (66%).the voq complaint rate for the recall population is 45/100k while the rate for vehicles outside the recall population is 17/100k and their trend (by date of receipt) is declining.based on the analysis, odi believes ford

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL

EA05003

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

02/15/2005

11/02/2005

ENGINE STALLING

05V270000

In a june 7, 2005 letter, ford notified odi that it would be conducting a safety recall of approximately 180,000 ford f-super duty, excursion and e-series vehicles equipped with 6.0l diesel engines to correct two wiring related conditions that could result in engine stall (nhtsa recall no. 05v-270, ford no. 05s34).the affected vehicles were built between september 29, 2003 and may 31, 2004.according to ford, vehicles with the conditions may stall without warning and may or may not restart.ford will instruct owners of vehicles included in the recall to take their vehicles to a dealer to have the fuel injector control module wire harness upgraded or replaced and or have a new injection control pressure sensor connector installed.during a may 2005 presentation to odi, ford identified a number of potential failure mechanisms that could affect engine performance in various segments of the subject vehicle population, including the wiring conditions addressed by 05v-270.the wiring conditions, which both affect engine fueling, were the most likely conditions to result in engine stall.the recalled vehicles comprise approximately 43% of the subject vehicle population and account for 75 of the 113 odi reports that have a valid vin (66%).the voq complaint rate for the recall population is 45/100k while the rate for vehicles outside the recall population is 17/100k and their trend (by date of receipt) is declining.based on the analysis, odi believes ford

Consumer Complaints

Fail date

miles

occurences

Purchase date

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD

06/30/2005

28000

1

07/01/2004

Dt: consumer states her 2004 ford f450 caught on fire while in operation. smoke was coming from under the hood before the fire. the vehicle was last serviced on april 11, 2005. the fire department did respond. the engine compartment and cab melted. therefore, there was no investigation as to why this occurred. this was not the consumers personal vehicle, but it belonged to her employer, and they were aware that she was filing the complaint. gem air distributors leased the vehicle. the mileage was not exact, the maintenance log was inside the vehicle when it caught on fire.*ak

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

07/10/2006

2

10/01/2004

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle overheated and consumed excessive amounts of water. the engine has been replaced once. there have also been numerous problems with the vehicle's transmission which has been also replaced due to a bolt coming loose resulting in the engine blowing two head gaskets. the dealership was alerted however no inspections have been made. the manufacturer was also alerted.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL

07/05/2005

2

04/01/2003

Paid for a exstended warrenty ford will not fix my truck

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - OTHER FUEL TYPES - TURBO-CHARGER

03/16/2010

1

09/01/2005

Ltr fwd fm (va) re defect fuel injection and air induction system for a 2004 ford f-450 medium duty truck. *tgw the consumer stated a few months after purchasing the truck, he began having a recurring problem with the truck loosing power. the consumer believed the problem was associated with the fuel injection and air induction system for the turbo charger. on 4 occasions, while driving up a mountain, he experienced a sudden loss of power that was caused by the truck going from 65 mph to less than 10 mph in a matter of seconds. *jb

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

03/16/2010

1

09/01/2005

Ltr fwd fm (va) re defect fuel injection and air induction system for a 2004 ford f-450 medium duty truck. *tgw the consumer stated a few months after purchasing the truck, he began having a recurring problem with the truck loosing power. the consumer believed the problem was associated with the fuel injection and air induction system for the turbo charger. on 4 occasions, while driving up a mountain, he experienced a sudden loss of power that was caused by the truck going from 65 mph to less than 10 mph in a matter of seconds. *jb

06/18/2005

7000

15

02/03/2005

Dt: the vehicle stalled intermittently at idling speeds . this sometimes occurred 20 minutes after driving. when vehicle stalled all power was lost, including brakes and power steering. to vehicle to dealer, who is unable to resolve any concerns, but blamed this issue on the faulty fuel injection programming. there was a recall on this vehicle concerning the fuel injection system. vehicle was included in the recall, and recall repair work has been performed twice without success. *ak

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK

06/12/2005

11900

1

07/24/2004

Dt: ford 450 2004,a braking systemproblem. consumer took vehicle to ford dealership and they repaired pressure release valve. consumer found that the vehicle was still dripping brake fluid even after taking to dealership, consumer took to the dealership again, dealership said they could find no problem. consumer noticed red fluid still dripped. dealer said it was residual fluid which continued to drip for two weeks. problem stopped. then when consumer had to make a sudden stop the brakes would not work.*ak

WHEELS - RIM

08/23/2004

8000

1

07/24/2004

Dt: front end vibration occurred in front right axle after consumer purchased the vehicle. consumer was driving between 50-70 mph when this occurred, consumer took vehicle back to dealer, and they replaced both of the front wheels and the rim, the original problem occurred even more severe. *ak